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May 12, 2026

Take-aways

by David M Willis on February 23, 2020 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - To Remind You of My Love
└ Tags: dorothy, joyce, sarah

Discussion (142) ¬

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    February 23, 2020 at 12:03 am | #

    Toenail: more nail than has been drawin in 27 years of Walkyverse

    • He Who Abides
      He Who Abides
      February 23, 2020 at 12:39 am | #

      You mean aside from Ross’s chin, right?

      • Lys
        Lys
        February 23, 2020 at 8:39 am | #

        I think his chin is a second, smaller toe

        • He Who Abides
          He Who Abides
          February 23, 2020 at 11:27 pm | #

          His chin’s the nail, and the rest of his head’s the toe.

    • nobodybasically
      nobodybasically
      February 23, 2020 at 1:50 am | #

      I just checked. It’s a little over 22 years old.

  2. ian livs
    ian livs
    February 23, 2020 at 12:04 am | #

    Aww, hugs! And another great Sarah moment.

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      February 23, 2020 at 12:38 am | #

      I have always loved Sarah. For the record. She used to be my avatar!

      • Lieutenant Dan
        Lieutenant Dan
        February 23, 2020 at 9:26 am | #

        Username checks out.

    • Wizard
      Wizard
      February 23, 2020 at 6:10 am | #

      Sarah: getting shit done.

    • Lokitsu
      Lokitsu
      February 23, 2020 at 9:52 am | #

      Sarah just had a mom moment.

  3. Suet
    Suet
    February 23, 2020 at 12:04 am | #

    *remembers the booger comic in Walky* I’m good.

    But Joyce still feeling better in the near future? Still uncertain.

    • Suet
      Suet
      February 23, 2020 at 1:11 am | #

      So Joyce hated Demon? Fair enough.

  4. ValdVin
    ValdVin
    February 23, 2020 at 12:05 am | #

    Sarah willingly joining in on a hug?

    I am not (that) drunk. Am I seeing things?

    • deathjavu
      deathjavu
      February 23, 2020 at 12:11 am | #

      No, that’s why she said “Okay, FINE” after being heavily pressured – what do you mean, no one said anything to her about hugging?

      • ValdVin
        ValdVin
        February 23, 2020 at 9:29 am | #

        Huh.

        On further review, Sarah did more initiating in the only other hug I remember her: https://www.dumbingofage.com/2016/comic/book-6/04-it-all-returns/better-4/ (and the next strip).

        I guess around Joyce she lets out more soft caramel friendliness which she usually inside that hard candy (?) shell.

        • Deanatay
          Deanatay
          February 23, 2020 at 11:26 am | #

          Sarah likes hugs.

          Sarah will never ADMIT she likes hugs.

    • Felix
      Felix
      February 23, 2020 at 1:03 am | #

      ‘t was a tactic to get close enough to pull off the great nail heist of the century! All as planned.

      • Kyoulkoa
        Kyoulkoa
        February 23, 2020 at 10:30 pm | #

        It was me plan, I planned it.

  5. Nono
    Nono
    February 23, 2020 at 12:05 am | #

    Sarah has learned that as much fun as grumping may be, sometimes you just have to bite the bullet, get the caring done, so you can move on with your day.

  6. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    February 23, 2020 at 12:05 am | #

    The food vanishes after panel one, I’m just gonna assume that Sarah casually chucked it into the distance same as the toenail.

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      February 23, 2020 at 12:11 am | #

      She could’ve handed it off to Joyce between panels, before hugging her. Typically Willis draws a transfer like that. If this scene continues tomorrow, we’ll see if Joyce recieved it, but it’s a good moment to cut away. So bushes it is.

      • Rose by Any Other Name
        Rose by Any Other Name
        February 23, 2020 at 12:16 am | #

        Has anyone else completely forgotten what Joyce was eating?
        Just me?
        I mean, I could go look it up, but I got stuff ta do.

        • BBCC
          BBCC
          February 23, 2020 at 12:17 am | #

          Stacked rice bowl. Easily separated for her convenience.

          • Shade
            Shade
            February 23, 2020 at 12:42 am | #

            But still technically touching each other which is the bit she’s struggling with.

      • Furthurdead
        Furthurdead
        February 23, 2020 at 3:12 am | #

        We can see both of Joyce’s hands in Panel 5. Since one of Dorothy’s hands are obscured it is possible that she is holding it, but I personally subscribe to the yeet theory.

    • Owlmirror
      Owlmirror
      February 23, 2020 at 12:13 am | #

      Could be that Sarah just casually handed the food off to Dorothy. “Joyce will eat if Dorothy feeds her. Another problem sorted.”

    • abacuswizard
      abacuswizard
      February 23, 2020 at 12:41 am | #

      Things happen… *between* panels??

      [ surprisedpikachu.jpg ]

    • a/snow/mous/e
      a/snow/mous/e
      February 23, 2020 at 12:43 am | #

      Maybe she put it in her coat pocket?

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      February 23, 2020 at 1:03 am | #

      It was put into hammerspace.

  7. Kyrik Michalowski
    Kyrik Michalowski
    February 23, 2020 at 12:06 am | #

    I hope people appreciate how much Sarah actually cares about Joyce. It’s a very sisterly love and I approve of it.

    Even if Joyce does drive me crazy.

    • Fire_Daws
      Fire_Daws
      February 23, 2020 at 12:37 am | #

      Appropriate Gravatar is appropriate.

      • He Who Abides
        He Who Abides
        February 23, 2020 at 12:41 am | #

        Claireface is not appropriate, though.

        • hueloovoo
          hueloovoo
          February 23, 2020 at 1:44 am | #

          Claire face is ALWAYS appropriate.

          • He Who Abides
            He Who Abides
            February 23, 2020 at 9:51 am | #

            Not that Claireface, though. The one with her eyes all sparkly, from when she’s hoping Veronica and Jim hit it off, seems like a better fit here.

            • Fire_Daws
              Fire_Daws
              February 23, 2020 at 4:02 pm | #

              Problem with that one is it’s got half Tai’s face in it when I try to crop it (yes, I’ve tried to add it to my collection). This one is from slightly later in that story arc.

              • He Who Abides
                He Who Abides
                February 23, 2020 at 11:29 pm | #

                Oh yeah, their heads are touching in that panel. Well, at least you tried.

                Still hoping to see an appropriate moment for Stoned Claireface.

              • Kyoulkoa
                Kyoulkoa
                February 23, 2020 at 11:55 pm | #

                Claireface https://imgur.com/a/w4CY2yB

  8. timemonkey
    timemonkey
    February 23, 2020 at 12:06 am | #

    Sarah is best.

  9. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    February 23, 2020 at 12:06 am | #

    Sarah comes and save the day…well, about 10 min of it.

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      February 23, 2020 at 12:08 am | #

      I like Dotty’s face on the last panel a lot.

  10. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    February 23, 2020 at 12:07 am | #

    I’d rather be a hammer than a nail…

    • Marsh Maryrose
      Marsh Maryrose
      February 23, 2020 at 12:26 am | #

      Sometimes you’re the steppy thing
      Sometimes you’re the nail

    • AntJ
      AntJ
      February 23, 2020 at 1:48 am | #

      especially if it’s Chekhov’s metaphorical toenail

  11. Hoboturtle
    Hoboturtle
    February 23, 2020 at 12:07 am | #

    Joyce Sarah

    • Hoboturtle
      Hoboturtle
      February 23, 2020 at 12:08 am | #

      Shit. Wouldn’t let me put the diamond in

      • abysswatcher1993
        abysswatcher1993
        February 23, 2020 at 1:06 am | #

        Moirallegiance?! A fellow Homestuck?!

        • Kensou
          Kensou
          February 23, 2020 at 1:15 am | #

          IT KEEPS HAPPENING

          • Kyoulkoa
            Kyoulkoa
            February 24, 2020 at 12:01 am | #

            I warned you about those stairs bro

        • Hoboturtle
          Hoboturtle
          February 23, 2020 at 10:26 am | #

          Guilty

      • Khyrin
        Khyrin
        February 23, 2020 at 5:16 am | #

        “Sarah♦Joyce”

        Like so? ALT+4 on the num pad produces the ♦, assuming this doesn’t get et.

  12. Vangeln
    Vangeln
    February 23, 2020 at 12:08 am | #

    Will toedad be discarded like that toenail?

    • Icalasari
      Icalasari
      February 23, 2020 at 12:13 am | #

      Nah. His face will just rot off, revealing it to have just been a giant decaying toenail the entire time. Then he’ll be hospitalized for a few weeks while a new, healthy nail face grows in and he becomes a loving, non bigot father

      • Meagan
        Meagan
        February 23, 2020 at 1:10 am | #

        This could be the beginning of a great crack fic

  13. deathjavu
    deathjavu
    February 23, 2020 at 12:08 am | #

    Yes, Sarah, pretend reluctance in giving a hug that no one had specifically asked for. It’s adorable, even if it’s not convincing in any way.

  14. Regalli
    Regalli
    February 23, 2020 at 12:08 am | #

    I’m glad that, a scant few days after asking for Joyce to get hugs, she has gotten two. (Now all we need is a Joyce/Becky Mutual Comfort And Fear Hug and a Jocelyne/Joyce Mom’s Shit, But At Least I Have An Awesome Sister Hug and we’ll have the complete set!)

  15. Bob
    Bob
    February 23, 2020 at 12:10 am | #

    When ever i find myself in these situations my morbid curiosity takes over and I MUST hold the nail, scab or what ever.
    I think its something primal.

    • Zaxares
      Zaxares
      February 23, 2020 at 7:12 am | #

      I used to have a similar fascination with my baby teeth when they came out. A sort of “I can’t believe this thing used to be in me!” feeling.

  16. Diane
    Diane
    February 23, 2020 at 12:11 am | #

    Sarah is my favorite, best sister, she knows Joyce’s thought process and knows how to override needed issues.

  17. T Campbell
    T Campbell
    February 23, 2020 at 12:11 am | #

    “Ask, it doesn’t get done” and “You have to learn to respect other people’s boundaries” are both correct. Understanding human life means embracing a lot of ambiguity, sometimes.

    • deathjavu
      deathjavu
      February 23, 2020 at 12:20 am | #

      Context: It matters! ™

      • DudeMyDadOwnsaDealership
        DudeMyDadOwnsaDealership
        February 23, 2020 at 1:14 am | #

        Hell yeah….

  18. Juanoku
    Juanoku
    February 23, 2020 at 12:14 am | #

    Nails are a foreign concept to your artstyle

  19. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    February 23, 2020 at 12:16 am | #

    Big Sister.

  20. BBCC
    BBCC
    February 23, 2020 at 12:17 am | #

    Sarah, joining a hug and getting rid of the gross dead toenail?

    Damn, she REALLY wants Joyce to feel better. She’s a good big sister.

    Although, I feel ‘ask, it doesn’t get done’ is REALLY not a lesson you should reinforce for Joyce. Just…no.

    • TERRY
      TERRY
      February 23, 2020 at 10:53 am | #

      However, “know your audience” is useful. Get to know the people you care for and do the things that you know to show your love for them. Sarah found Joyce’s love language. It just so happens that it matches up with Sarah’s own need for efficiency.

      • BBCC
        BBCC
        February 23, 2020 at 1:26 pm | #

        This is a valid point but given Joyce already sucks at boundaries, I feel this is a bad idea to reinforce.

  21. HeinousActsZX
    HeinousActsZX
    February 23, 2020 at 12:17 am | #

    There’s a lot to be said for a friend who knows you well enough to know exactly how and when you need to be pushed.

  22. Norah
    Norah
    February 23, 2020 at 12:20 am | #

    Is there somewhere to go to complain about the ads? Tonight I’m getting 2 or even 3 NRA ads on the page. When I “X” them out and choose “not interested” the come right back. I even tried clearing history and cookies, and they still come back.

    • Fogel
      Fogel
      February 23, 2020 at 12:25 am | #

      I’m getting Bergdorf Goodman.

      • clif
        clif
        February 23, 2020 at 2:26 am | #

        Home Depot here. Better than the soft-porn-manga ads I’m getting on a few of the other web comics I follow.

  23. Fire_Daws
    Fire_Daws
    February 23, 2020 at 12:25 am | #

    Sarah Clinton. Problem Solver.

  24. DT
    DT
    February 23, 2020 at 12:26 am | #

    “Goalposts move with stress levels”
    RE-LA-TA-BLE.

  25. pienapp1e
    pienapp1e
    February 23, 2020 at 12:28 am | #

    i love sarah’s sweatshirt with the purple and the trees! beautiful idea! and that sarah joined the hug 🙂 and joyce and dorothy’s discussion!

    • Moon
      Moon
      February 23, 2020 at 12:51 am | #

      god youre right that is a sweet hoodie

    • Happilychaotic
      Happilychaotic
      February 23, 2020 at 5:23 am | #

      I was thinking the same!

  26. Shiro
    Shiro
    February 23, 2020 at 12:29 am | #

    Sarah’s the kind of big sister Joyce really needs in her life

    • Hazel
      Hazel
      February 23, 2020 at 1:34 am | #

      Aside from Jocelyn, the big sister she doesn’t know she has.

  27. Jonah Sanville
    Jonah Sanville
    February 23, 2020 at 12:31 am | #

    was half expecting the toenail to have a tag

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      February 23, 2020 at 10:50 am | #

      It kind of was one, does that count?

  28. Pocky
    Pocky
    February 23, 2020 at 12:33 am | #

    Sarah’s like a big sister right now, and I love it.

  29. Lingo
    Lingo
    February 23, 2020 at 12:38 am | #

    Who are you and what have you done with the real Sarah?

    • clif
      clif
      February 23, 2020 at 2:28 am | #

      She was kidnapped and replaced by the head Alain, hiding behind the scenes as usual in this universe.

      • clif
        clif
        February 23, 2020 at 2:36 am | #

        In our universe HA introduced autocorrect.

        • Roborat
          Roborat
          February 25, 2020 at 3:12 pm | #

          But it always substitutes the worst possible word for the situation.

  30. Shade
    Shade
    February 23, 2020 at 12:43 am | #

    Goalposts move with stress levels.

    Ain’t that the truth.

    • Agemegos
      Agemegos
      February 23, 2020 at 1:55 am | #

      Stress levels rise with moving goalposts, IME.

      • Kamino Neko
        Kamino Neko
        February 23, 2020 at 2:16 am | #

        Stress rises when other people move the goal posts you’re supposed to aim for.

        When stress rises, the goal posts you set for yourself move to compensate.

  31. He Who Abides
    He Who Abides
    February 23, 2020 at 12:45 am | #

    Gotta love how Sarah’s pretending to be reluctant about hugging Joyce and Dorothy.

    You can’t fight it, Sarah. You officially care now.

  32. Carms
    Carms
    February 23, 2020 at 12:54 am | #

    Big sister :3

  33. abysswatcher1993
    abysswatcher1993
    February 23, 2020 at 12:57 am | #

    Okay, Sarah brings another way of being a moral person besides Dorothy’s “ask”. Sometimes you don’t have time to ask questions, so you have to go on instinct to solve problems that appear immediately. Getting shit done requires integri-Okay, not that kind of integrity.

    I just hope Joyce decides to take the appropriate course of action after learning from the rational Dorothy and the impulsive Sarah.

    • abysswatcher1993
      abysswatcher1993
      February 23, 2020 at 1:04 am | #

      But seriously if we classified morality systems: Dorothy/utilitarianism, Sarah/cynicism, Becky/pragmatism, Dina/positivism, Joe/ethical hedonism, Mike/misanthropy, Walky/absurdism, Joyce/existentialism, Jason/realism, Sal/anarchy, Amber/social darwinism? Amber is hard to know because she is a psychological mess.

      • Adam Black
        Adam Black
        February 23, 2020 at 10:45 am | #

        and that Amber has multiple contradicting systems keeps her that way ,
        But at least one of them is Empathy

    • thumb
      thumb
      February 23, 2020 at 7:52 pm | #

      Ain’t nothing impulsive about Sarah. This is the behaviour of someone who has made the conscious decision to care.

  34. Chaucer59
    Chaucer59
    February 23, 2020 at 1:03 am | #

    Sarah’s going to make one damned fine lawyer/judge/Supreme Court Justice.

    • abysswatcher1993
      abysswatcher1993
      February 23, 2020 at 1:06 am | #

      Like Bat Simpson. Yes, he became a judge of the Supreme Court.

  35. Tacos
    Tacos
    February 23, 2020 at 1:04 am | #

    Look at Sarah pretending not to care.

  36. Meagan
    Meagan
    February 23, 2020 at 1:14 am | #

    I love Dorothy and Joyce’s facial expressions in panel two. Joyce is like, “aw, Sarah being sweet while transparently covering it up.” And Dorothy is more bemused “this person is pretending to not like hugs while initiating a hug with me, does not compute.” I feel like this accurately but subtly conveys their different relationships to her.

  37. DrWattson
    DrWattson
    February 23, 2020 at 1:16 am | #

    It took me too long to realize the roller coaster metaphor in the last panel was a callback to the flashback from the start of the storyline at Six Flags or Cedar Point or whatever midwest theme park that was.

    • ElectricBlue
      ElectricBlue
      February 23, 2020 at 1:34 am | #

      Ohh I totally wouldn’t have put that together, good catch!

  38. Kensou
    Kensou
    February 23, 2020 at 1:23 am | #

    i imagine if Joyce has ever visited Six Flags Great America (I remember her visiting a park with Becky’s family, but I keep thinking they went to a Disney one), the Whizzer is her favorite coaster. The American Eagle might place first instead, but given its height and speed, I wonder.

    Also, Sarah is now forgiven for her pizza and cake-hoarding.

    • ElectricBlue
      ElectricBlue
      February 23, 2020 at 1:40 am | #

      Yep, it was Six Flags – you were probably thinking of Disney because of the knockoff Elsa doll though: https://www.dumbingofage.com/2019/comic/book-10/02-to-remind-you-of-my-love/princess-2/

      Side note: I thought that scene was gonna take a lot longer to find but apparently Joyce and Becky have only been in one strip together since that flashback??

  39. Romanticide
    Romanticide
    February 23, 2020 at 1:29 am | #

    Sarah woke up really effective this morning. And she certainly has taken to an art knowing were she can push Joyce to get things done and rip bandaids without completely overhelm her.

  40. ElectricBlue
    ElectricBlue
    February 23, 2020 at 1:32 am | #

    Sarah is being extremely Sarah in this strip and I’m so here for it. Efficiently getting shit done that no one else wants to do, check. Voluntarily providing emotional support while making it known that she is not enjoying it, check. Being an awesome big sister to Joyce, big ol’ check (>* ◡ *<)

  41. TemperaryObsessor
    TemperaryObsessor
    February 23, 2020 at 1:33 am | #

    I guess sometimes its okay to tattle and sometimes it isn’t.

  42. Foxhack
    Foxhack
    February 23, 2020 at 1:52 am | #

    As the very antisocial grumpy friend in a majority of my circles, I relate to Sarah.

  43. auroki
    auroki
    February 23, 2020 at 2:17 am | #

    Coveted Hug from Sarah aquired!

  44. BenRG
    BenRG
    February 23, 2020 at 2:27 am | #

    It’s strips like this that make it hard to remember that Sarah isn’t Joyce’s foster mom.

  45. Keulen
    Keulen
    February 23, 2020 at 2:27 am | #

    This strip is one of my favorite Sarah moments.

    • Kelibath
      Kelibath
      February 23, 2020 at 4:24 am | #

      Same <3

  46. clif
    clif
    February 23, 2020 at 2:33 am | #

    It’s true. The morality rides that go upside down are the most interesting.

  47. Shane
    Shane
    February 23, 2020 at 2:33 am | #

    “You might have confidently gotten the situation resolved which needed resolving, b-but you didn’t ask textbook perfectly which Joyce just admitted would have failed!”

    Let this be a lesson for taking assertive and effective action for your future presidency.

  48. Bicycle Bill
    Bicycle Bill
    February 23, 2020 at 3:02 am | #

    Look at it this way, Joyce — with one less toenail you will need 10% less toenail polish.
    And since it was the big toe (larger nail), you’ll probably use even less than that.

  49. Bagge
    Bagge
    February 23, 2020 at 3:35 am | #

    Sarah ain’t no Dorothy, but she’s getting results.

    Which must hurt for Dorothy.

    • Josh Spicer
      Josh Spicer
      February 23, 2020 at 11:31 am | #

      Dorothy isn’t really a mother as much as she wants to be. She’s a concerned older sister who offers advise while Sarah is the mother who knows what’s best and gets shit done.

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        February 23, 2020 at 12:35 pm | #

        and Joyce needs both

        • Bagge
          Bagge
          February 23, 2020 at 12:36 pm | #

          and, yes Becky. Joyce also needs her wacky-best-friend-forever to keep things interesting

  50. Megan Rivera
    Megan Rivera
    February 23, 2020 at 3:47 am | #

    SARAH!! Look at how she just takes care of business so matter of factly. Like, she knows Joyce is distressed and just swoops in like a hawk to fix it. That’s so sweet. I love her even more now.

  51. Kelibath
    Kelibath
    February 23, 2020 at 4:24 am | #

    “You can only see nails in my drawing style if they’re dead”

    What does this imply about Ross’s arc, hrmmm? o.0

    • Sombrero
      Sombrero
      February 23, 2020 at 5:53 am | #

      Ross is a zombie?

  52. Happilychaotic
    Happilychaotic
    February 23, 2020 at 5:17 am | #

    Sarah is a proper Big Sister! <³ aww 🙂

    Also, nice callback to Becky's and Joyce's childhood trip to the amusement park.

  53. Wraithy2773
    Wraithy2773
    February 23, 2020 at 7:03 am | #

    Oh, Billie really should check up on Ruth right about now. The Leafs just… well…

    One of the weird, minor rules in NHL Hockey that almost never comes up is that the home team has to have, on staff for each game, an Emergency Goalie, in case either team’s starting and back-up goalie gets injured. Usually just some guy that’s in-town and an amateur, he gets comp’d for his presence by getting to watch the game for free.

    …tonight, halfway through the game, the visiting Carolina Hurricanes had both of their goalies injured, and had to take advantage of this rule, bringing in a 42 year old guy employed by the Toronto Maple Leafs as a Zamboni driver to play goalie for them and defend a 3-1 Carolina lead.

    Carolina beat the Maple Leafs 6-3.

    There’s “losing badly” and then there’s “losing badly to a guy on your payroll who hasn’t played professional hockey in decades”…

    • Plain Marie
      Plain Marie
      February 23, 2020 at 8:06 am | #

      Woo! Canes!

    • ValdVin
      ValdVin
      February 23, 2020 at 9:31 am | #

      I know! Usually it can make the news when the Emergency Backup Goalie merely has to sit on the bench because the starter leaves and the standard backup goalie gets on the ice.

    • Bicycle Bill
      Bicycle Bill
      February 23, 2020 at 11:00 am | #

      According to a report I read, the guy was 42-year-old David Ayres, and the highest level hockey he ever played was something called “Junior B” — so I don’t know if he’s even a professional; just a skilled amateur who’s available if needed.

      • Roborat
        Roborat
        February 25, 2020 at 3:15 pm | #

        And they were impressed enough with him that they took him for their next game as well.

  54. Rabisch
    Rabisch
    February 23, 2020 at 7:13 am | #

    Sarah has finally accepted her role as a substitute mother for everyone, especially for Joyce. This is really sweet ♡♡♡♡♡.

  55. Jay
    Jay
    February 23, 2020 at 10:28 am | #

    Sarah is the best Dorm Mother now that she seems to have accepted the role.

  56. Needfuldoer
    Needfuldoer
    February 23, 2020 at 10:46 am | #

    The morality takeaways don’t go upside-down, Joyce!

  57. jawsomemama
    jawsomemama
    February 23, 2020 at 11:30 am | #

    My takeaway probably shouldn’t be jealousy… Sarah finds a fitted hoodie that actually covers her wrists?! that’s a tall girl gold mine.

  58. brionl
    brionl
    February 23, 2020 at 11:56 am | #

    Joyce is now going to have to burn that sock.

    • HeatherJean
      HeatherJean
      February 23, 2020 at 1:24 pm | #

      And the shoe. And the foot….

    • Valdrax
      Valdrax
      February 23, 2020 at 2:45 pm | #

      From experience, there’s usually some blood still… liquid under there, so that sock is definitely stained since she didn’t wash up the area.

      • Agemegos
        Agemegos
        February 23, 2020 at 4:09 pm | #

        I’ve had some come off after healing up completely underneath.

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        February 23, 2020 at 8:47 pm | #

        Hydrogen peroxide will get rid of a little blood stain.

        Or she could use THE POWER OF OXI CLEAN! THE STAIN SPECIALIST! It’s basically instant hydrogen peroxide, thanks to its active ingredient: sodium percarbonate.)
        (RIP Billy Mays)

  59. Kravis
    Kravis
    February 23, 2020 at 5:12 pm | #

    C’mon, Sarah.
    That’s littering.

    Very gross, disgusting littering.

  60. nightshade
    nightshade
    February 23, 2020 at 5:25 pm | #

    now she needs to get an antibacterial gell or ointment or shell get a fungus that never goes away …….

    Do you know since Joyce is trying ot be a grade school/junior high teacher of some sort what’s she going to do with a bunch of snotty bleeding gross gooey kids? I have a few teacher relatives and the stories they tell…. (like the poor girl whos first period started in the middle of her 7th grade oral report in front of her science class )

    unless you take a medicine that can kill your liver for 3 months….

    this nail polish stuff that you put on for a week and then have to peel it off your self for 8 weeks

    or they surgically make it where the toenail doesn’t regrow …..

    Last time i tried to do something I couldn’t use option1 option didn’t work and was hella messy and we were discussing option 3 ..

    • nightshade
      nightshade
      February 23, 2020 at 5:26 pm | #

      bleh move the first line under the 2nd paragrahp … .

  61. Chris
    Chris
    February 23, 2020 at 8:06 pm | #

    DoA Book 10: Oh, Are We Doing Hugs Now? Okay, Fine.

  62. zellgato
    zellgato
    February 23, 2020 at 9:58 pm | #

    Honestly. Sarah-the-big-sis is my favorite in this Universe.

    ..though I feel like she’s gonna end up murdering someone for Joyce at some point now. More than any of the other characters, I feel like she’d actually do it, and ultimately be fine with it after a while.

  63. Sporky
    Sporky
    February 24, 2020 at 12:05 am | #

    Joyce’s face in that last panel. She loves Sarah [weeps]

  64. Laurel Raven
    Laurel Raven
    February 24, 2020 at 1:11 pm | #

    I’m now oddly disappointed that Joyce’s toenail didn’t get a tag…

  65. Roborat
    Roborat
    February 25, 2020 at 3:16 pm | #

    Sarah is the bestest big sister.

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